foist
verb (used with object)
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon).
have foisted
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present perfectof foist.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This is a title they have foisted upon themselves.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2025
Their consolation prize will be actually living the cliché that college coaches have foisted on us for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
We are relieved also that the state of Montana won’t be forced to shoulder the additional administrative costs that the House bill would have foisted on states.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
But wait, what about that devious misdirect that Apple may have foisted on developers in Xcode 6 beta 6?
From Forbes ● Aug. 24, 2014
They would have dubbed him faquir and have foisted him to a pillar of holiness had he cared to let them.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy
